Following the news you cannot help but believe the world has gone insane. Depending on which end of the political spectrum you follow, there are these lunatics or those dangerous people, not to even mention the geo-political and economic crises (plural) that are constantly plunging from one into the next. Recently, some older politicians have […]

After reading this piece about first contact today, I thought how arrogant we are to assume aliens will contact us. Not for the usual reasons. Here’s a thought: What if alien life is very much unlike us. Not twice as big or ten times as smart, but of a completely different kind? And I don’t […]

Richard Dawkins ignited the Twittersphere once more, then went on to explain himself in more detail. The source of everything is his Tweet seen on the right. Which to my eyes is a simple, straightforward and true statement that in a rational world shouldn’t be worth much attention. But we don’t live in such a […]

You wouldn’t believe it, but there are things on the Internet that are not quite as true as their author makes them out to be. Shocking, isn’t it. So the other day, I came across this particular piece of bullshit advise. Looks solid, doesn’t it? Strong passwords, who wouldn’t one of those. Unfortunately, this advice […]

For the moment, leave all romantic notions at the door and – needless to say – we do not believe in fate, either. Let us consider finding romantic love as a matching problem. In realistic terms considering the social environment, because it matters. A lot. This is not the same as the fantastic xkcd “Soul […]

We have come far in the past 100,000 years, haven’t we? Technology, economy and population growth have turned mankind from a small, unusually smart species of apes into the dominant force on the planet that is shaping Earth itself to a degree that is both fascinating and frightening. We have mass-media and electronic music, transportation […]

As Google announced, Glass will not allow face recognition. There goes the primary reason that might’ve made me consider them. You see, like so many people, I have a fairly bad memory for names and personal details, unless I know someone quite well. I do, however, have an excellent memory for faces. I known without […]

Its predecessor already left me with a feeling I also got from EVE Online – something really cool and interesting and yet… something isn’t right. So I downloaded and installed Planetside 2 a few days ago, and I’m here to tell you why I consider it a failure, and interestingly, that has little to do […]

Earlier this year, I wrote about how most online advise sucks because it only tells you the obvious or the goal, but not how to get there. It leaves out precisely the part you need help with. So I am always very happy when I find a counter-example, like this one. Unlocking the Science of […]